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• 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' march kicks off in Düsseldorf 

  A two-day march was launched in Düsseldorf, Germany, demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Swiss union newspaper publishes declaration demanding "Freedom for Öcalan" 

  A declaration demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was published in a newspaper owned by a union with hundreds of thousands of members in Switzerland.
• Long march in Marseille continues 

  The long march started in Marseille in protest at the international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its second day.
• 17 people detained in Urfa 

  Political genocide of the Turkish regime continues increasingly.
• German Interventionist Left joins the worldwide campaign ‘The Time Has Come’  

  The Interventionist Left has joined the worldwide campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, saying; "The Kurdish freedom movement is our ally in the struggle for a solidarist, ecological and gender-just society."
• 13 HDP members detained in Kocaeli 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the HDP continues.
• Kurdish youth organisations TCŞ and TekoJIN call on activists to take action everywhere 

  Jinên Ciwan ên Têkoşer and Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger called on Kurdish youth to take action wherever they are in Europe to strike the final blow to fascism, isolation and occupation, and to join the demo in Freiburg on 13 February.
• Seven people detained in Konya, one in Malatya 

  Seven people, including former HDP Kulu District co-chair Süleyman Inan, were detained in the political genocide operations carried out against Kurdish villages in Konya. One person was detained in Malatya.
• AvEG-Kon: Let's spread the resistance against the colonial occupation 

  “The guerrilla struggle remains the people's hope and honour. The Medya Defense Zones are part of Kurdistan: The guerrillas' presence here is legitimate, while the Turkish fascist state forces are invaders," said AvEG-Kon.
• "Long March 2021" in Stuttgart 

  The internationalist days of action for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continued today in Stuttgart. In speeches the Turkish invasion in South Kurdistan was condemned.
• KCK establishes website in English 

  The KCK has established an English-language Internet website in order to make the political events in Kurdistan understandable to the public and to present a solution perspective for the crisis in the Middle East.
• Italian newspaper Il Manifesto publishes full page declaration for Öcalan 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Campaign invites all politicians, civil society and the wider international community to act before it is too late.
• Long march against international conspiracy kicks off in Paris 

  A long march condemning the international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has started in Paris, France.
• Revolutionary Front calls for resistance against Turkish occupation 

  The Revolutionary Front issued a statement to condemn the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and said, "To oppose fascism, colonial war and occupation is to protect our future."
• KCDK-E announces action plan for the weekend 

  This weekend, actions for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan will take place all over Europe. Due to current developments, the protests are directed against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan. KCDK-E calls for strong participation in the actions.
• Long march kicks off in Marseille: "Freedom for Öcalan, status for Kurdistan" 

  A long march condemning the international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has started in Marseille.
• Police attack demonstrators in front of courthouse, detaining many in Istanbul 

  Police attacked members of People's Houses (Halkevleri) and Student Collectives waiting in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse to show solidarity with the students who were brought to the prosecutor's office. Many were detained.
• HDP visits opposition parties 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan met with DEVA Chairman Ali Babacan in Ankara. The talks took place as part of a series of visits by the HDP to opposition parties.
• TKP-ML/TIKKO: We stand by Kurdish guerrilla forces and nation against Turkey's attacks 

  TKP-ML/TIKKO announced that they stand by the Kurdish guerrilla forces against the invading attack of the Turkish state and called on expanding the resistance.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply for a visit to Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for a visit to their client.
• RiseUp4Rojava and the Internationalist Commune call for action against Turkish fascism 

  The international campaign RiseUp4Rojava and the Internationalist Commune call for immediate action against the invasion operation of the Turkish state in the Gare region of Southern Kurdistan.
• Another city council in Australia supports removed Kurdish co-mayors in Turkey 

  Support from Australia for persecuted mayors and councillors in Turkey.
• Peace in Kurdistan campaign calls for measures against Turkish government to stop its violence 

  “President Erdogan has rejected every attempt to find a peaceful solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey and the Middle East, choosing to undertake a military answer instead. The consequence is suffering and an enormous toll of lives,” said PIK.
• Long march in Basel: "Öcalan's freedom is our freedom" 

  A long march demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan is taking place in Switzerland. Today's stop was Basel, to be followed by Solothurn on Thursday.
• KCDK-E calls for protests against Turkish invasion operation in Gare 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization in Europe KCDK-E calls for street protests, pointing out that the Turkish invasion of Gare is coordinated with international powers.